Facile Route to Zn-Based II−VI Semiconductor Spheres, Hollow Spheres, and Core/Shell Nanocrystals and Their Optical Properties

Abstract

A convenient chemical conversion method that allows the direct preparation of nanocrystalline ZnE (E = O, S, Se) semiconductor spheres and hollow spheres as well as their core/shell structures is reported. By using monodisperse ZnO nanospheres as a starting reactant and in situ template, ZnS, ZnSe solid and hollow nanospheres, and ZnO/ZnS and ZnO/ZnSe core/shell nanostructures have been obtained through an ultrasound-assisted solution-phase conversion process. The formation mechanism of these nanocrystals is connected with the sonochemical effect of ultrasound irradiation. The photoluminescence and electrogenerated chemiluminescence properties of the as-prepared nanocrystals were investigated.